Course contact details
Deborah Fisher, Admissions Team Leader
Email:HEAdmissions@wiltshire.ac.uk
Phone:01225 756200
Wiltshire College and University Centre
Chippenham Campus
Cocklebury Road
Chippenham
SN15 3QD
Community Coaching
- Higher National Certificate
- 1 Years
- Full-Time
- 14 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Lackham
- Awarded by:
- Pearson Education Ltd
Course summary
The Level 4 certificate in Community Coaching offers an exciting programme to prepare you for a career in community sports. It has been designed to meet a skills gap in the current workforce, building talent to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
You will learn a mixture of theoretical and practical skills which you will be expected to apply in a range of work-based scenarios.
The HTQ is a coursework-based qualification with no exams. As part of the qualification you will study the Professional Skills unit which asks you to research a contemporary theme in community coaching. This theme is set by Pearson each year.
Embedded within the programme will be the opportunity to achieve a professional coaching qualification which will enable you to kickstart your career as a coach or allow you to work in schools delivering PE.
The course is made up of eight 15 credit units which are as follows:
Unit 1 Nutrition
Unit 2 Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science Psychology
Unit 3 Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 4 Professional Skills (Pearson set unit)
Unit 5 Coaching Practice and Skill Development
Unit 6 Training, Fitness, Testing
Unit 7 Lifestyle Coaching
Unit 8 Community Coaching
This Higher Technical Qualification is approved against occupational standards decided by employers.
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Assessment method
The HTQ is a coursework-based qualification with no exams. As part of the qualification you will study the Professional Skills unit which asks you to research a contemporary theme in community coaching. This theme is set by Pearson each year.
How to apply
This course has restrictions on who can apply.
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
Apply by
13 January 2027
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- CC01
- Institution code:
- W74
- Campus name:
- Lackham
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
Historical entry grades data
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It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | £6350 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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